Thursday, February 9, 2012

Last week, DelmarvaNOW.com reported that Governor Martin O'Malley had succeeded in advancing Maryland's goals for producing wind energy off the Shore. See excerpt below. The environmental and clean energy advocates at the Marylanders for Offshore Wind Coalition have also produced a new web video about the project. State Senator Rob Garagiola makes an appearance:

"We all know the wind potential off the Atlantic coast is staggering ... up to 1,000 gigawatts of power," said Secretary Ken Salazar. "That's more than the entire nation's present electric-generating capacity. Atlantic wind can help power cities from Baltimore to Boston to Savannah (Ga.), creating tens of thousands of manufacturing and engineering jobs in the process....

"No developer should have to wait nine or 10 years to basically get a lease for offshore wind development," he said....

Salazar made his announcement Thursday alongside Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who called the announcement "a very positive step" toward the state's goal that a fifth of its electricity come from renewable energy sources by 2022....

Maryland is targeting a 310-megawatt project that would generate about 1,200 jobs over a five-year period, said Abigail Hopper, an energy adviser to the governor.

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